Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Mar 2024
Key facts Commercial determinants of health are the private sector activities that affect people’s health, directly or indirectly, positively or negatively. The private sector influences the social, physical and cultural environments through business actions and societal engagements; for example, supply chains, labour conditions, product design and packaging, research funding, lobbying,...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Mar 2024
Key facts Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide, causing 3.23 million deaths in 2019. Nearly 90% of COPD deaths in those under 70 years of age occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). COPD is the seventh leading cause of poor health worldwide (measured by disability-adjusted life years) Tobacco smoking accounts for over 70%...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Mar 2024
Key facts Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally with around 660 000 new cases and around 350 000 deaths in 2022. The highest rates of cervical cancer incidence and mortality are in low- and middle-income countries. This reflects major inequities driven by lack of access to national HPV vaccination, cervical screening and treatment services and social and econom...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Mar 2024
Key facts Malnutrition, in all its forms, includes undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight), inadequate vitamins or minerals, overweight, obesity, and resulting diet-related noncommunicable diseases. In 2022, 2.5 billion adults were overweight, including 890 million who were living with obesity, while 390 million were underweight. Globally in 2022, 149 million children under 5 wer...
Report
07 Mar 2024
Delve into “Financing Mental Health: the current situation and ways forward” that examines the critical need for immediate and sustained investment in mental health worldwide. Key findings from the report include: The global annual mental health finance gap is at least $200 billion. The majority of countries in the world are far from meeting even modest mental health funding tar...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Mar 2024
Key Facts: Over 1.5 million adolescents and young adults aged 10–24 years died in 2021, about 4500 every day. Young adolescents aged 10–14 years have the lowest risk of death among all age groups. Injuries (including road traffic injuries and drowning), interpersonal violence, self-harm and maternal conditions are the leading causes of death among adolescents and young adults. Half...
Publication
07 Mar 2024
Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and the leading cause of cancer deaths among women, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries. The Global Breast Cancer Initiative strives to reduce breast cancer mortality by 2.5% per year, which over a 20-year period can save 2.5 million lives. The purpose of this core technical package is to outline a pathway for incremental,...
Fact sheet
06 Mar 2024
Much is known about the tactics corporate actors use to influence government policy and regulation and to increase their sales and profits. Less is known about how to counter these corporate tactics. This infographic provides an overview of strategies used by NGOs to target government and commercial actors to influence policy and governance for health and health equity.
Guide
06 Mar 2024
This practical guide aims to support community advocacy on NCDs, translating into practice the concept of health equity.
Publication
05 Mar 2024
Therapeutic patient education is a structured person-centred learning process that supports individuals living with chronic conditions to self-manage their own health by drawing on their own resources, supported by their carers and families. It is carried out by trained health professionals and is adapted to the patient and their condition and continues over the patient’s lifetime. It is an inte...
04 Mar 2024
Assessment of breast cancer control capacities in the WHO African Region in 2022.
Publication
03 Mar 2024
The 'Guidelines for the Management of α-Thalassaemia,' provided by TIF, serve as an essential tool for healthcare professionals, researchers, and others interested in the nuances of α-Thalassaemia management. α-Thalassaemia, as one of the more complex genetic haemoglobinopathies, has frequently escaped early diagnosis, leaving many patients to face serious complications before they even seek...
